Quality of work and employment in Europe

European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Contracting authority I.1) Name, addresses and contact point(s): European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, attn: Sophia MacGoris, Wyattville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland. Tel. smg@eurofound.eu.int. Internet address(es): General address of the contracting authority (URL): http://www.eurofound.eu.int. Further information can be obtained from: the above-mentioned contact point(s). Specifications and additional documents (including documents for competitive dialogue and a dynamic purchasing system) can be obtained from: the above-mentioned contact point(s). Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to: the above-mentioned contact point(s). Type of the contracting authority and main activity or activities: European institution/agency or international organisation. Social policy. Object of the contract II.1) Description II.1.1) Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority: Quality of Work and Employment in Europe. Type of contract and location of works, place of delivery or of performance: Services. Service category No 8. outside of the Foundation. A public contract. Information on framework agreement II.1.5) Short description of the contract or purchase(s): The Foundation wishes to further develop and extend its own analysis of working conditions from monitoring instrument, European Working Condition Observatory, and the working conditions surveys, in particular in the applicant and candidate countries. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74131200, 74131600. Contract covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): Yes. Tenders should be submitted for 1 or more lots. Quantity or scope of the contract II.2.1) Total quantity or scope: The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: lot 1: national report on Bulgaria and organisation of related seminar; lot 2: national report on Romania and organisation of related seminar; lot 3: national report on Croatia and organisation of related seminar; lot 4: national report on Turkey and organisation of related seminar. Estimated value, excluding VAT: range: between EUR 180 000 and EUR 200 000. Duration of the contract or time-limit for completion Information about lots: Lot No 1 Title: National report on Bulgaria and organisation of related seminar 1) Short description: The aim of lot 1 is to prepare a national report on quality of work and employment in Bulgaria, based on the fourth European Working Conditions survey and other data sources on Bulgaria, e.g. Eurostat Labour Force survey and other official statistics. A seminar will be organised by the contractor (20 participants) to discuss and debate draft findings of the national report with key stakeholders at national level. Seminar discussion and conclusions will be reflected in the final submitted version of the national report. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: national report on Bulgaria and organisation of related seminar. Estimated cost, excluding VAT: range: between EUR 45 000 and EUR 50 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 31.12.2006. National report on Romania and organisation of related seminar 1) Short description: The aim of lot 2 is to prepare a national report on quality of work and employment in Romania, based on the fourth European Working Conditions survey and other data sources on Romania, e.g. Eurostat Labour Force survey and other official statistics. A seminar will be organised by the contractor (20 participants) to discuss and debate draft findings of the national report with key stakeholders at national level. Seminar discussion and conclusions will be reflected in the final submitted version of the national report. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: national report on Romania and organisation of related seminar. Estimated cost, excluding VAT: range: between EUR 45 000 and EUR 50 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 31.12.2006. National report on Croatia and organisation of related seminar 1) Short description: The aim of lot 3 is to prepare a national report on quality of work and employment in Croatia, based on the fourth European Working Conditions survey and other data sources on Croatia, e.g. Eurostat Labour Force survey and other official statistics. A seminar will be organised by the contractor (20 participants) to discuss and debate draft findings of the national report with key stakeholders at national level. Seminar discussion and conclusions will be reflected in the final submitted version of the national report. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: national report on Croatia and organisation of related seminar. Estimated cost, excluding VAT: range: between EUR 45 000 and EUR 50 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 30.6.2007. National report on Turkey and organisation of related seminar 1) Short description: The aim of lot 4 is to prepare a national report on quality of work and employment in Turkey, based on the fourth European Working Conditions survey and other data sources on Turkey, e.g. Eurostat Labour Force survey and other official statistics. A seminar will be organised by the contractor (20 participants) to discuss and debate draft findings of the national report with key stakeholders at national level. Seminar discussion and conclusions will be reflected in the final submitted version of the national report. Common procurement vocabulary (CPV): 73210000, 74312000, 74131600. The contractor(s) should establish a team that can provide: national report on Turkey and organisation of related seminar. Estimated cost, excluding VAT: range: between EUR 45 000 and EUR 50 000. Indication about different date for duration of contract or starting/completion: Completion: 30.6.2007. Legal, economic, financial and technical information III.1) Conditions relating to the contract III.1.2) Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions regulating them III.1.3) Legal form to be taken by the group of economic operators to whom the contract is to be awarded III.1.4) Other particular conditions to which the performance of the contract is subject III.2) Conditions for participation III.2.1) Personal situation of economic operators, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: a) a signed and dated statement that the tenderer is not excluded from participation in the contract, as provided for in Article 29 of Directive 92/50/EEC; b) a signed and dated statement that within the last 3 years the tendering firm/individual has not been required to pay financial penalties or had payment deducted from monies arising from failure to perform in accordance with contractual obligations; c) tenderers are required to produce documentary evidence that they are in compliance with national VAT/tax obligations. Economic and financial capacity: Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: a) statement from the tenderer's bank indicating good financial viability of said company or proof of professional risk insurance covers; b) statements of total turnover, and turnover relating to the provision of similar services, realised over a period which does not exceed the past 3 financial years (where the tenderer is an individual, he/she is obliged to provide proof of his/her independent status and documentary evidence concerning social security cover, VAT obligations or proof of exemption from VAT as appropriate). Information and formalities necessary for evaluating if requirements are met: 1. CV(s) of the staff proposed for this contract, indicating their experience and high-level knowledge in the area of the quality of work and employment analysis in the national and EU policy context, including extensive use of micro-data sets/survey data, and illustrating proven writing skills in English; 2. list of references for recent similar contracts in the areas concerned; 3. a comprehensive company profile. Conditions specific to services contracts III.3.1) Execution of the service is reserved to a particular profession: No. Legal entities should indicate the names and professional qualifications of the staff responsible for the execution of the service: Yes. Procedure IV.1) Type of procedure: Open. The most economically advantageous tender in terms of the criteria stated below: criteria; weighting; 1. understanding of aims of tender; 10; 2. the conceptual framework proposed; 10; 3. the strategy proposed and envisaged in the tender proposal; 10; 4. quality of proposed methods and procedures for achieving the best quality of final report; 10; 5. quality of proposed organisation of seminar to ensure active participation of all major Foundation stakeholder groups (government, employers, trade unions); 10; 6. quality-control measures; 10; 7. organisation of work, distribution of demonstrated competences of staff dedicated to this project, good regional/country coverage of the research team and clear allocation of roles and responsibilities in the team; 20; 8. good management demonstrated through a work plan clearly describing the different stages necessary for achieving the objectives and a timetable for carrying out the work plan and human resources involved; 10; 9. methods for providing feedback to the Foundation; 10; 10. N.B. Only tenders achieving a minimum of 70 % of the total score will be further evaluated in relation to price. The tender offering best value for money will be chosen. Value for money means the best quality/price combination. The contract will be awarded on the basis of the quality of the proposal, cost and the competence and experience of the applicants, which, in the opinion of the European Foundation for Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, most satisfy the necessary economic and technical criteria. The Foundation will not necessarily award the contract to the lowest bidder. An electronic auction will be used: No. Administrative information IV.3.1) File reference number attributed by the contracting authority: 06/0156/02 IV.3.2) Previous publication(s) concerning the same contract: Yes. Prior information notice number in OJ: 2006/S 30-032361 of 14.2.2006. Conditions for obtaining specifications and additional documents or descriptive document: Time-limit for receipt of requests for documents o for accessing documents: 28.8.2006 (17:00). Time-limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate: 4.9.2006 (17:00). Language(s) in which tenders or requests to participate may be drawn up: English. Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender: Duration: 9 months from the date stated for receipt of tender. Tenders will be opened at the offices of the European Foundation, Room LH4. Persons authorised to be present at the opening of tenders: Yes. Please advise Sophia MacGoris in advance if you intend to be present at the opening. Complementary information VI.1) This is a recurrent procurement: No. Contract relates to a project and/or programme financed by EU funds: No. Conditions for tendering: parties interested in participating in the tender procedure are required to obtain from the Foundation the complete dossier of information, including tender specifications. Requests, which should specify how the information pack is to be dispatched, i.e. in electronic format or hard copy, must be made in writing to Ms Sophia MacGoris either by post, fax (353-1) 282 64 56/282 42 09) or electronic mail (smg@eurofound.eu.int), mentioning the complete contact details (name, address, telephone, facsimile, e-mail) of the person/institute issuing the request. Requests made by e-mail or fax must be confirmed by letter within the deadline referred to above for receipt of tenders (point IV.3.3). tenders must be submitted in triplicate in a sealed envelope, which is enclosed in a second sealed envelope. The inner envelope must be marked 'Invitation to tender No 06/0156/02. For the attention of Ms Sophia MacGoris. Tender from (name of tenderer). Not to be opened by the mail service. To be opened by the opening committee only'. if self-adhesive envelopes are used, they must be sealed with adhesive tape and the sender must sign across this tape. Submission of tenders by facsimile or by electronic mail is not acceptable and renders these tenders inadmissible. Procedures for appeal VI.4.1) Body responsible for appeal procedures: Court of First Instance of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Boulevard Konrad Adenauer, L-2925 Luxembourg. Tel. ECJ:Registry@curia.eu.int. http://curia.eu.int. Body responsible for mediation procedures: The European Ombudsman, 1 avenue du Président Robert Schuman BP 403, F-67001 Strasbourg. Tel. euro-ombudsman@europarl.eu.int. http://www.ombudsman.europa.eu/home/en/default.htm. Precise information on deadline(s) for lodging appeals: Within 2 months of the notification to the plaintiff or, in the absence thereof, of the day on which it came to be known. A complaint to the European Ombudsman does not have as an effect either to suspend this period or to open a new period for lodging appeals. Service from which information about the lodging of appeals may be obtained VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice: 28.7.2006.

Deadline
The time limit for receipt of tenders was 2006-09-04. The procurement was published on 2006-08-09.

Who?

• • European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

What?

• • Research and development consultancy services › Research consultancy services